BEIJING, March 29 (Reuters) – A severe winter has left 4.5 million dead animals in stockyards across the Mongolian steppes, and many poor herders face the loss of all their property just before the important breeding season.

[3] Flashback: 20 Million Mongolian Cattle Could Be Dead by Spring Due to Dzud (UPDATED) : TreeHugger: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/20-million-mongolian-cattle-dead-by-spring-due-to-dzud.php